| 单词 | black curlew |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblack curlew black curlew n. English regional (eastern) and U.S. regional (southern) a dark coloured ibis of the genus Plegadis; esp. the glossy ibis, P. falcinellus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Ciconiiformes (storks, etc.) > [noun] > family Threskiornithidae (ibises and spoonbills) > member of (ibis) > miscellaneous types of snipe?a1475 scythe-bill1678 glossy ibis1785 hadada1801 black curlew1829 pelican ibis1881 waldrapp1924 1829 J. Chambers Gen. Hist. Norfolk I. p. lxvi Tantalus ignens—Glossy Ibis... Mr. Norman has one, which was killed at Cromer, and sold to him under the name of the Black Curlew. 1905 Country-side 15 July 158/2 The glossy ibis is known in East Anglia as the black curlew. 1928 F. A. Bailey Birds New Mexico 101 At a distance they [sc. white-faced glossy ibises] looked black enough to justify their common local name Black Curlew. 1951 E. W. Teale North with Spring 34 To natives of the region [sc. Florida] the glossy ibis, with its dark plumage and downcurving bill, is the ‘black curlew’. < as lemmas |
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